Does Use of EHRs Help Improve Quality?
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
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Electronic Health Records and Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research concluded that federal policies which encourage "meaningful use" of electronic health records may improve the quality of care across insurance types.
A Patient's View of OpenNotes
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
Pushing the Envelope of Electronic Patient Portals to Engage Patients
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
Evaluating the Impact of Patients' Online Access to Doctors' Visit Notes
April 13, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors conducted a one-year, multi-site trial of patient-accessible online office visit notes system OpenNotes, and found that many primary care physicians were willing to participate.
Debate
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Will OpenNotes help patients become true partners in their case?
HIT Adoption and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
January 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
This installment of LegalNotes focuses on the concept of "meaningful use" of electronic health records and the key considerations that will underlie proposed rules.
Open Notes
July 20, 2010 | Journal Article
This article profiles a program that allows patients open access to their medical records. The OpenNotes project has the potential to open a new type of communication between patients and doctors.
Personal Health Records - What's Their Value?
August 3, 2009 | Program Result
Focus groups of consumers, caregivers and health providers assessed attitudes toward electronic personal health records and other electronic health information technologies.
First Steps to Developing Standardized Quality Performance Measures Based in Electronic Health Records
March 21, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers conducted preliminary work to develop a standardized set of EHR-based quality performance measures.